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The MediaPortal HTPC Hardware Section may already have the information you require so please check it first HTPC Hardware Section: http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/4_HTPC/HTPC_Hardware Mediaportal Requirements: https://www.team-mediaportal.com/mediaportal/requirements
The MediaPortal HTPC Hardware Section may already have the information you require so please check it first HTPC Hardware...
The MediaPortal HTPC Hardware Section may already have the information you require so please check it first HTPC Hardware...
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MP1 MP2 Guide: *How to Build a Silent HTPC* (1 Viewer) DE
@etheesdad Add this to your guide 5x fan resistor $2.08 USD incl Worldwide P&P http://dx.com/p/3-pin-pc-cooling-fan-speed-noise-reduction-cable-5-piece-set-35818 Variable fan speed controller $2.49 USD incl Worldwide P&P http://dx.com/p/12w-variable-speed-controller-for-pc-cooling-fans-21320 Most of HTPC noise is related to...
@etheesdad Add this to your guide 5x fan resistor $2.08 USD incl Worldwide P&P...
INTRODUCTION The following is intended to provide a general introduction for those interested in building a silent HTPC.. The...
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I am planning to build a dedicated home theatre room. Any advise? was going to get a HD projector and have sound proof walls.
I am planning to build a dedicated home theatre room. Any advise? was going to get a HD projector and have sound proof walls.
HomeTheatreSolutions in wiki What is the biggest problem for someone, who is building his first HomeTheatre Solution? "Bloody...
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This was interesting: bit-tech.net | Review - Zotac GeForce 9300 (MCP7a) motherboard
This was interesting: bit-tech.net | Review - Zotac GeForce 9300 (MCP7a) motherboard
See: Missing Remote Might help people choose GPU. Remember: ATI has several issues with MediaPortal (both on XP and Vista)...
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Et merde tu es Francais ....................... so, we can continu in French Thread, and when all is OK, we update this thead ... it's ok for you ? / open the same thread but in french section ;)
Et merde tu es Francais ....................... so, we can continu in French Thread, and when all is OK, we update this thead ...
hi everyone, hi @azzuro, i hope i'm in the right place this time. i did the exact procedure written on @azzuro tutorial but...
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Can anyone else give me some detail about how they experience the quality of the Sapphire 550 Pro vs the Compro cards?
Can anyone else give me some detail about how they experience the quality of the Sapphire 550 Pro vs the Compro cards?
Hi All Its time for an upgrade :D , and I’m stuck on making a decision between a number of different TV-cards. I presently have...
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Hi Of course, the error message appears when the cable is connected and I turn off the PC. When I restart, it's not a problem. Also There is no problem when the cable is unplugged. Do this method (Plug and unplug) and the existence of this error do not harm the PC?
Hi Of course, the error message appears when the cable is connected and I turn off the PC. When I restart, it's not a problem...
Hello I have a Technisat Skystar USB HD DVB When I install this device driver in windows 10 (1607 version to up) I get "IRQL...
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AW: 1 HDMI to 2 displays? auvisio hat jetzt nicht unbedingt ausschließlich mit pearl zu tun, gibt es auch bei amazon. ist auch nicht zwingend schlecht, gibt einige testsieger von. ist außerdem genau das was er sucht und dann noch mit verstärker, und für unter 30€... --------------------- auvisio now not necessarily exclusively to do...
AW: 1 HDMI to 2 displays? auvisio hat jetzt nicht unbedingt ausschließlich mit pearl zu tun, gibt es auch bei amazon. ist auch...
Hi all, Is it possible to switch the HDMI output to either - so doesn't need to be simultaneously - a tv or a computer display...
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If you're not going to use TV, on the computer you designate as your "server" you don't need to install Media Portal on it at all. Just set up some shares and you're done. On the 'clients' you install Media Portal and use your network shares coming off the server computer for your media folders. For just file serving your file...
If you're not going to use TV, on the computer you designate as your "server" you don't need to install Media Portal on it at all...
Hello, First thing that i have to say is that i don't understand very well this things: Server/client/NAS/Network Share/RAID. But...
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2 x 150 does the same as a 500, butt 2 x 150...... 1. Takes up more space in your computer, look at future expandabillity. 2. Requires 2 antenna connections 3. Consumes more power A PVR500MCE is just a cleaner way of doing it.
2 x 150 does the same as a 500, butt 2 x 150...... 1. Takes up more space in your computer, look at future expandabillity. 2...
2 of the 150's would be cheaper, wouldn't they do the same thing as the 1 500?? If not, what would the differences be?? Thanks...
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Hello People, I updated my System Specification in my profile, for as far i can find all the information. The only thing i did not find is the version of the MPEG2 Video Codec MPEG2 Audio Codec h.264 Video Codec I only thing i know that i installed this version of saf: SAF 6.00 SVN20110829 Do you need to no more?
Hello People, I updated my System Specification in my profile, for as far i can find all the information. The only thing i did...
Hello everybody, I'm using mediaportal for a few years now, and it works fine. I always have some problems with full HD...
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Hey, if you want to play downloaded material no GPU will cover you 100% because the encoders out there don't always encode with DXVA directives. So you will find yourself still not being able to play some HD content. Better upgrade cpu and board with integrated graphics and buy a discrete card only if you need it (games etc.). p.s...
Hey, if you want to play downloaded material no GPU will cover you 100% because the encoders out there don't always encode with...
TV-Server Version: rc3 MediaPortal Version: rc3 MediaPortal Skin: monochrome Windows Version: xp sp3 MCE 2005 CPU Type: 2.4ghz...
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Hardware decode ought to be faster/better than software decode but .............. As far as I can tell (though it might be an excess of incompetence on my part) some graphics cards dont work with hardware encoding enabled in the cyberlink 7.3 codecs. I have a recent vintage gigabyte MB with onboard ATI Radeon HD3200 graphics. If...
Hardware decode ought to be faster/better than software decode but .............. As far as I can tell (though it might be an...
Folks, I'm planning my first ever HTPC build around MediaPortal, XP Pro SP2 and one of the new IGP's with UVD/PureVideo2 (AMD...
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Don't buy silverstone they use imon, avoid anything with imon/soundgraph inside btw this thead is from April, so i'm sure he has already bought everything.
Don't buy silverstone they use imon, avoid anything with imon/soundgraph inside btw this thead is from April, so i'm sure he has...
Hi everyone I am new here and new to HTPC's. I have been upgrading my system since last summer and the last 3 pieces are...
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hi what you mean that the signal strength is a bit sensitive ?? could you please explain a bit more thanx michael
hi what you mean that the signal strength is a bit sensitive ?? could you please explain a bit more thanx michael
Hi am michael from uk what a would like to do is build me 1st htpc a will be use it for hd movies / blueray / h.264 1080p and...
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MP1 MP2 2 problems DE
cheers hakuna, i got that, im operational, just need to sort out my EPG and my blaster, its already Pi$$ing over my old myth box... :)
cheers hakuna, i got that, im operational, just need to sort out my EPG and my blaster, its already Pi$$ing over my old myth box... :)
Hello all, i am in the middle of a server/MP installation. Ive put all the bits for the server on, tested the channels, all 3...
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With mine I will be running a splitter on the cable from the dish and apparently that works fine, as far as subscription based services I am unsure
With mine I will be running a splitter on the cable from the dish and apparently that works fine, as far as subscription based...
What hardware for DVB-S is it out there that can show more then one crypted channel at once (multi seat)??? To day i have a floppy...
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Scubefr, Quite a late response to this message. Just to confirm that the combination described by bosarjen actually works as a charm.
Scubefr, Quite a late response to this message. Just to confirm that the combination described by bosarjen actually works as a...
I have my setup working and i think this might be interesting for other people. I have 2 floppyDTV's and an smartwi to share the...
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Maybe software based cards do, but AFAIK all MPEG2, MCE and BDA cards don't need the external audio connection. Just buy the cheapest Hauppauge, the 150MCE (50-60 $/Euro) and you're set to go, or take the 500MCE and you have a dual tuner setup...
Maybe software based cards do, but AFAIK all MPEG2, MCE and BDA cards don't need the external audio connection. Just buy the...
Hello Media Portal is running fine on my HTPC with one TV Tuner. I would like to add another TV tuner card but i've thing I...
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MP1 MP2 2 TV's and 1 MP? DE
Well this wont solve the 2 MP thing.. Before I found mediaportal and built a HTPC i bought a media streaming device (mg-35) which plugged in to my tv and my network. it didnt have recording or pause live tv but it allowed me to access all the content on my shared folders (music,movies,pictures). I now use this as a secondary unit and...
Well this wont solve the 2 MP thing.. Before I found mediaportal and built a HTPC i bought a media streaming device (mg-35) which...
I just moved into an apartment and just got a 2nd tv, i would like to get a 3rd for my other room, much later though. I have MP set...
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Speed is nice but for shore not a requirement for a A/V server 40mbit=5MB/sec(*) is really the max you ever have to stream even the first IDE drive that came out can still do that A Areca 1160 (16x sata) whit 14 disks can still do 200MB/sec and yeah the IOP 341 scales mouths better 14 disk do around 750GB/sec But whats the point...
Speed is nice but for shore not a requirement for a A/V server 40mbit=5MB/sec(*) is really the max you ever have to stream even the...
you can use any old computer to build a file-server preferably whit on-board lan and min 512MB better 1GB memory ore more. You...
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I haven't found any mainboards with the chipset 780G and 4 PCI slot's(I doubt that it exits :) ) but MSI released last fall a "MSI P45 Neo3-FIR" with chipset P45 (hence the name ;) ) but it is relatively pricy (above 200$ in DK). You can find it here MSI P45 Neo3-FIR (471548) - Pris TOP 10 - EDBpriser.dk (Danish price index site)...
I haven't found any mainboards with the chipset 780G and 4 PCI slot's(I doubt that it exits :) ) but MSI released last fall a "MSI...
Dear users, I am currently building a new system in my home based on the benefits of the TV-server. In this case i was having...
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Hello, currently i am running a asus ati 4350 in my HTPC machine, while i had it up and configuring it i had it connected to the tv via HDMI > DVI 720p resolution, and everything looked great. no black borders at the top or bottom of the screen. However, after i shut it down, and hooked it up via HDMI > HDMI to my receiver (SONY...
Hello, currently i am running a asus ati 4350 in my HTPC machine, while i had it up and configuring it i had it connected to the tv...
Hello, currently i am running a asus ati 4350 in my HTPC machine, while i had it up and configuring it i had it connected to the tv...
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Hi Seems like a really good deal. http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Central-Personal-Storage-STCG4000100/dp/B00ARB5FNE/ref=br_lf_m_565132_1_17_ttl?ie=UTF8&s=pc&pf_rd_p=1770963342&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=565132&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1Y916CYP1FQBZGAXV18Z Not suitable for me because my NAS is inside my htpc, but...
Hi Seems like a really good deal...
Hi Seems like a really good deal...
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I bought a HD tower with port multiplier as well about a year ago, and I bought a cheap controller like the ones that come with your eSata towers and had quite a few problems with it. It Made my pc freeze a few times, had very slow transfert speed (Sometimes, I couldn't even stream a DVD, picture was choppy and sound too, took me a...
I bought a HD tower with port multiplier as well about a year ago, and I bought a cheap controller like the ones that come with...
I thougth 4TB would be enough and boy was I wrong. I have an eSata, 1 firewire and 2 USB ports free on the back. I have have...
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I have the following in my home; 52" Sony, 55" Samsung and a 70"Sharp. without a doubt the samsung is the winner for picture quality. The Samsung has better color contrast, less reflection on the screen then any of the others. The Sharp is fantastic because of its size, but can't compete with the samsung, just nowhere near the same...
I have the following in my home; 52" Sony, 55" Samsung and a 70"Sharp. without a doubt the samsung is the winner for picture...
I'm currently working on building a HTPC. At the same time I'm trying to find a new TV and hope to find recommendations here...
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MP1 MP2 6200 or 95xx DE
Deffenately the 6200, or even better ... the 6600. It costs just a little more. The 6200 will do for all non HD video.
Deffenately the 6200, or even better ... the 6600. It costs just a little more. The 6200 will do for all non HD video.
Which graphic card is better for MP: GF6200 or ATI 95x0? Both are passively cooled
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Is it no luck to get HW accel with EVR Vista 64?
Is it no luck to get HW accel with EVR Vista 64?
I am building my very first dedicated HTPC in the very near future. One thing among the many that I am undecided on is the video...
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They recommend a 4200+ X2. I actually recommend an AMD 4850 as a minimum. I have a X2 4600+ in and it's slow in all but WinDVD for HD-DVD playback.
They recommend a 4200+ X2. I actually recommend an AMD 4850 as a minimum. I have a X2 4600+ in and it's slow in all but WinDVD for...
hi guys, just found great news: hxxp://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/02/01/amd_s_new_rs780_igp_and_sb700/1 the 780g mainboards are...
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The CPU might be the reason. Go into the BIOS and manually set the HT link to 1.8Ghz. Or use AMD OverDrive to adjust the HT3 frequency. You need a HT of 1.8Ghz to enable those functions on a >1280x1024 resolution.
The CPU might be the reason. Go into the BIOS and manually set the HT link to 1.8Ghz. Or use AMD OverDrive to adjust the HT3...
Having great success with my 780G so I wanted to start a thread to help people out who have this great mediaPC board. CPUs...
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I thought I would add a bit here. As an IT infrastructure specialist with 16 years experience I have a lot of experience with performance optimisation. It IS true that separating swap and OS on physically different disks will increase the performance of your system in a traditional sense and that putting your swap file on a second...
I thought I would add a bit here. As an IT infrastructure specialist with 16 years experience I have a lot of experience with...
Hey guys... I finnally can start the build of my new MediaPortal system, i want to use a Shuttle system to build from and play...
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I'm considering one of these as a basis for my new HTPC. Any Comments welcome Product Information # Main Features: - O/S: Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition - CPU: Support Intel® Pentium® D Processor / Conroe® Processor Dual-Core - Chipset: Intel® G965 + ICH8-DH - Technology Supported: Intel® Viiv™ Technology - Audio...
I'm considering one of these as a basis for my new HTPC. Any Comments welcome Product Information # Main Features: - O/S...
I'm considering one of these as a basis for my new HTPC. Any Comments welcome Product Information # Main Features: - O/S...
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MP1 MP2 A barebone delight DE
Hi!§ The 6150 is the best mobo with onboard gfx - many perfer using nVidia Purevideo-decoders; this makes this mobo an even better choice. Just built a "HTPC" with this case, Asus 6150 (AM2), 3000+ and 1GB RAM. not for myself, unfortunatly :x Runs quiet and cool - the S/PDIF bracket must be bougt "standalone" - perhaps...
Hi!§ The 6150 is the best mobo with onboard gfx - many perfer using nVidia Purevideo-decoders; this makes this mobo an even...
Just stumbled across this little gem whilst looking for a few bios updates for my motherboard: Its the ASUS P1-AH1...
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